Dr. J. W. Poland – Great New England Medicines

Posted on 7 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V
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(Image 1) “Dr. J. W. Poland” Medicine Bottle, a Stoddard glasshouse, Stoddard, New Hampshire, 1860-1872. Oval with a semi-circular embossed indented panel, deep olive amber, applied square collared mouth – smooth base, ht. 7 7/8 inches; (front panel appears to be coated). See PME pg. 281 Extremely rare Stoddard medicine. Kris Kernozicky collection. – Heckler Auction 102

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Dr. J. W. Poland – Great New England Medicines

07 February 2013 (R•061714)

Apple-Touch-IconAThere was some real excitement to see a stellar example of a deep olive amber DR. J. W. POLAND (pictured above) medicine bottle recently in Heckler Auction 102. This is one of the earliest examples of a Dr. Poland bottle and is attributed to a Stoddard glasshouse. This bottle is drop dead gorgeous and has everything going for it. The example below is a different example of a Dr. J.W. Poland medicine bottle in more of an amber coloration. Great Stoddard pieces.

Read More: Stoddard Glass – Updated Information from Michael George

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DR. J.W. POLAND medicine bottle in a beautiful Stoddard amber coloration – image courtesy of Norman C. Heckler & Co.

My curiosity got the best of me and I wanted to track down a little more information on Dr. Poland. Some of his products have great names like Dr. J. W. Poland’s Headache Killer, Dr. J. W. Poland’s Humor-Doctor and Dr. J. W. Poland’s White Pine Compound. Nice examples are represented in this post.

Dr. J. W. Poland’s White Pine Compound was bottled and sold after 1852. Poland was as spice dealer and made several remedies including a “cough specific”, “stomach sweetner” and “pain easer”. He moved to Manchester, New Hampshire (site of the 2013 FOHBC National Antique Bottle Show) in the 1840’s and started manufacturing and selling “Indian Pile Remedy”, “Diarrhea Elexir”, “Canker and Chilblain Killer” and “Humor Doctor”. [Know Your Antiques – Lakeland Ledger – 1978]

The white pine tree and its medicinal properties were discovered in the 1850’s and Poland started making several types. The sale of the Poland brands continued after his death and advertisements for his products date to about 1870.

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(Image 2) “Dr. J.W. Poland” Medicine Bottle, a Stoddard glasshouse, Stoddard, New Hampshire, 1860-1872. Oval with a semi-circular embossed indented panel, deep olive amber, applied square collared mouth – smooth base, ht. 7 7/8 inches; (front panel appears to be coated). See PME pg. 281 Extremely rare Stoddard medicine. Kris Kernozicky collection. – Heckler Auction 102

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(Image 3) “Dr. J.W. Poland” Medicine Bottle, a Stoddard glasshouse, Stoddard, New Hampshire, 1860-1872. Oval with a semi-circular embossed indented panel, deep olive amber, applied square collared mouth – smooth base, ht. 7 7/8 inches; (front panel appears to be coated). See PME pg. 281 Extremely rare Stoddard medicine. Kris Kernozicky collection. – Heckler Auction 102

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Dr. J.W. Poland – Glass Works Auctions 101

DR. J.W. POLAND’S HUMOR-DOCTOR

A POSITIVE REMEDY

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Two glass bottles, one wrapped, one unwrapped, of: Dr. J. W. Polands/ HUMOR DOCTOR/ A POSITIVE REMEDY/ FOR ALL KINDS OF/ HUMORS!/ […] PREPARED AT THE/ N.E. BOTANIC DEPOT,/ Under the Supervision of Dr. Poland,/ BOSTON, MASS./ Price 75 Cts. per Bottle. Entered according to act of Congress, 1867. Paper labels and wrappings. Height approximately 8 3/8 inches unwrapped. – image The Throop Museum, Schoharie, N.Y.

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Manchester New Hampshire Almanac, City Directory, and Business Index – 1879

DR. J.W. POLANDS WHITE PINE COMPOUND

THE GREAT NEW ENGLAND REMEDY

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Dr. J.W. Polands – White Pine Compound – Cabinet of Curiosities

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Two glass bottles, one wrapped, one unwrapped, of: DR. J. W. POLANDS/ WHITE PINE/ COMPOUND. Prepared by DR. J. W. POLAND/ FOR THE PROPRIETOR/ GEO. W. SWETT, M.D./ At the New England Botanic Depot./ BOSTON, MASS. Entered according to act of Congress, 1865. Paper labels and wrappings. Height approximately 7 1/4 inches unwrapped. – image The Throop Museum, Schoharie, N.Y.

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The Tribune Almanac for the years 1838 to 1868 – New York

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The Tribune Almanac for the years 1838 to 1868 – New York

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Dr. J.W. Polands White Pine Compound and Dr. G.W. Swett, Boston, Mass Four cents U.S. Internal Revenue stamp

DR. J.W. POLAND’S HEADACHE KILLER

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J.W. POLAND’S HEADACHE KILLER, A dark aqua, oval medicine bottle with very thick applied lip, height 7″. Embossed “J.W. Poland’s Headache Killer”. The glass has a rough “orange peel” surface finish. – ebay

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Dr. Townsend’s Sarsaparilla – A Collection of Variants

Posted on 7 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V


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Dr. Townsend’s Sarsaparilla – A Collection of Variants

The Most Extraordinary Medicine In The World!

by Brian Wolff

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Sometime before the holidays, say back in October of 2012, Rick Ciralli (Bristol, Connecticut) started and fueled an incredible series of Dr. Townsend’s Sarsaparilla posts over at Early American Glass and Bottle Collectors on facebook. We even did a post here on Peachridge Glass called “In keeping with the Dr. Townsend’s theme started by others”.

The pace was fast and furious as new and exciting examples and variations kept surfacing from collectors. Brian Wolff (Sherrill, New York), with his graphics skills, tried to keep up with the pace as he published a series of bindings and updates. I asked Brian for his latest file and he kindly sent it over last evening for posting. Brian notes that it was created in PowerPoint and lost a lot of quality when he converted it to a pdf format for the Internet post.

View: Dr. Townsend’s Sarsaparilla – A Collection of Variants

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Art Glass from the Dr. Gary and Arlette Johnson Collection

Posted on 6 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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If you hurry quick, you can catch the ending tonight of Heckler Auction 102 where you will find a gorgeous assembly of art glass from the Gary and Arlette Johnson Collection. I was able to see some of these pieces the last time at Norman Hecklers in Woodstock, Connecticut and was impressed with the power and beauty of each piece. Below you will see some wonderful, sexy photography of pieces that look really great in a collection. Let’s see where this ends up tonight!

I find it interesting that the majority of the pieces were made at the Mt. Washington Glass Company in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Obviously positioned and marketed to the upper classes of society during the later period of the 19th century.

Art Glass from the

Dr. Gary and Arlette Johnson Collection

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Art Glass Cracker Jar, Mt. Washington Glass Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1888-1895. Royal Flemish with multicolor chrysanthemum design, square with fancy metal collar, lid, and handle, overall ht. 8 1/4 inches, wdth. 5 inches. Similar to MtW2 pg. 31 fig. 13-35 Beautiful color and design, fine condition, rare.

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Art Glass Vase, Mt. Washington Glass Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1888-1895. Royal Flemish with multicolor duck and sunburst decoration, tall inverted conical form, ht. 14 1/4 inches, base dia. 3 1/8 inches, greatest dia. 4 5/8 inches. Shape #236, exact item pictured MtW2 pg. 30 fig. 13-32 Big, beautiful, extremely rare, fine condition.

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Art Glass Pitcher, Mt. Washington Glass Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1888-1895. Royal Flemish fish design with multicolor decoration, raised gold segmented panels with fish and shell décor, ht. 8 1/2 inches, greatest dia. 6 1/2 inches. Design #506, similar to MtW2 pg. 31 fig. 13-38 Fine condition, extremely rare.

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Art Glass Cracker Jar, Mt. Washington Glass Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1891-1895. Crown Milano with multicolor tulip design decoration, square with metal collar, lid, and handle, overall ht. 7 3/4 inches, wdth. 5 inches; (some minor gilt loss at the corners). Similar to MtW2 pg. 68 fig. 14-33 Beautiful and rare. Fine condition.

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Art Glass Fruit Bowl, Mt. Washington Glass Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1891-1895. Crown Milano with multicolor pansy decoration, tricorner bowl with ruffled rim, fancy Pairpoint silver plate stand engraved “D / Feb 6 / 1896”, ht. 11 7/8 inches, greatest wdth. 11 inches. Pairpoint stand similar to MtW2 pg. 84 Superb. Fine condition.

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Art Glass Ewer, Mt. Washington Glass Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1891-1895. Crown Milano with multicolored floral and gilded trellis design, flattened bulbous form with twisted rope handle, ht. 5 1/2 inches, dia. 6 3/4 inches. Exact item pictured MtW2 pg. 81 fig. 14-71 Beautiful example. Fine condition.

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Art Glass Salt, Mt. Washington Glass Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1894-1897. Crown Milano with multicolor floral decoration, oval form with metal shaker chick head, ht. 2 1/4 inches, lgth. 2 1/2 inches. Form similar to MtW1 pg. 297 fig. 12-41 Original “Applied For” sticker on base, beautiful color combination. Fine condition.

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Art Glass Salt, Mt. Washington Glass Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1893-1900. Opal Ware with multicolor floral decoration, shell form, metal shaker cap, ht. 3 inches, greatest wdth. 2 5/8 inches. Form similar to MtW1 pg. 296 fig. 12-37 Beautiful color and form, fine condition.

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Art Glass Flower Holder, Mt. Washington Glass Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1891-1895. Crown Milano with multicolor floral decoration, mushroom form, ht. 2 7/8 inches, dia. 5 1/8 inches. Form similar to MtW1 pg. 294 fig. 12-31 Beautiful and rare form, wonderful color, fine condition.

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Art Glass Sugar Shaker, Mt. Washington Glass Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1891-1895. Crown Milano with multicolor floral decoration, large beet form, metal shaker cap, ht. 4 inches, greatest dia. 3 1/2 inches. Shape similar to MtW1 pg. 292 fig. 12-26 Beautiful, rare, fine condition.

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Art Glass Covered Sugar And Creamer Set, Mt. Washington Glass Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1888-1895. Crown Milano with multicolor and yellow floral decoration, diminutive bulbous forms with applied reeded handles, overall ht. 3 7/8 inches. Similar to MtW2 pg. 69 fig. 14-36 Retains original manufacturer’s paper labels. Beautiful decoration. Fine condition.

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Art Glass Marmalade, Mt. Washington Glass Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1891-1895. Crown Milano with multicolor pansy decoration, tomato form with metal collar, lid, and handle, overall ht. 4 1/4 inches, dia. 5 inches. Similar to MtW2 pg. 59 fig. 14-13 Delightful form, beautiful colors, fine condition.

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Art Glass Vase, Mt. Washington Glass Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1888-1895. Crown Milano with finely decorated fern fronds highlighted in heavy gold, squatty form with swirled pattern molded rib construction, ht. 5 inches, dia. 4 1/2 inches. Beautiful, fine condition.

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Art Glass Covered Marmalade Jar, Thomas Webb & Sons, England, circa 1887. Burmese body with grape motif decoration, silver plate collar, bail handle, and lid, ht. 6 inches to top of handle, greatest dia. 5 inches. Beautiful color. Fine condition.

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Pair Of Art Glass Long Neck Bud Vases, Thomas Webb & Sons, England, circa 1887. Burmese with pristine Prunus blossom decoration, pinched bulbous body with long neck, ht. 9 inches. One of the vases has a very rare web “Burmese” paper label. Fine condition.

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Art Glass Vase, Mt. Washington Glass Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1891-1895. Crown Milano with multicolor pansy decoration, bulbous with applied diminutive double handles, ht. 4 5/8 inches, dia. 4 inches. Blue painted crown mark on base, numbered 553. Delicate and beautiful, fine condition.

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Art Glass Vase, Hobbs Brockunier & Co., Wheeling, Virginia, circa 1886. Wheeling peachblow with satin finish, tear drop form, tooled rim – ground polished pontil mark, ht. 9 1/4 inches, dia. 3 1/4 inches. Fine condition.

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Large Art Glass Vase, Mt. Washington Glass Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1888-1895. Crown Milano with a yellow wash decoration with extensive enameled decoration of white, pink, and yellow chrysanthemums and foliage, bulbous form with long neck, tooled rim – polished ground pontil mark, ht. 14 1/2 inches, greatest dia. 6 1/2 inches. Form similar to MtW2 pg. 63 fig. 14-19 Beautiful decoration and color. Fine condition.

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Art Glass Vase, Mt. Washington Glass Company, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1885-1895. Burmese with matte finish with multicolor floral painted highlights, bulbous form with long neck, ht. 10 inches, greatest dia. 6 inches. Fine condition.

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Whiskey Bottle Tombstone – Clayton, Alabama

Posted on 6 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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A wife told her husband that she’d make him a whiskey bottle-shaped tombstone if he didn’t stop drinking.

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He didn’t.

Thank you to Dennis Humphrey for post inspiration. Bottle pictured above is a Dr. J. S. Woods Elixir medicine bottle (Albany, N.Y.), emerald green with tombstone shape – Norman C. Heckler

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The Whiskey Bottle Gravestone of William T. Mullen is seen in the town cemetery in Clayton, Barbour County. Mullen’s wife marked his resting place in this manner after he refused to stop drinking himself to death. – Encyclopedia of Alabama

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Whiskey Bottle Tombstone detail – Greg Barnes

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This gentleman’s wife is said to have followed through on her promise to mark his grave with a whiskey bottle if he drank himself to death.

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An Unlisted German Bitters dug in Vicksburg, Mississippi

Posted on 4 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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An Unlisted German Bitters dug in Vicksburg, Mississippi

DR. M. BLOCH’S GERMAN BITTERS

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Apple-Touch-IconAI received a tip from Bill Ham about an unlisted bitters (pictured above*) on Ebay (see listing) that closes this evening. Bill noted that the seller was from Mississippi and that the bottle was dug near Vicksburg, Mississippi. The listing reads:

Very Rare German Bitter’s bottle with Dr. M Bloch’s embossed on the side. Very little known about this “rare Square”!

Dr. M Bloch’s German Bitters

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Dr. M. Bloch’s German Bitters – eBay

Bill has updated the entry number of G19.2 in an upcoming Bitters Bottle Supplement 2:

G 19.2  Dr. M. Bloch’s German Bitters
// DR. M. BLOCH’S  // f // GERMAN BITTERS // f //
9 5/8 x 3 (8 ½ )
Square, Amber, LTC, Applied mouth, Extremely rare
There are two dots under R of DR.
Example found in an old Civil War campsite in Mississippi.
A whole example and a broken one dug near Vicksburg, Miss.

PRG: *Cleaned up images, got rid of mustard shag carpet.

I find this an extraordinary story and find, as the extremely rare B.E. Mann’s Oriental Stomach Bitters (see below) was also recently found near Vicksburg in a Civil War camp. THE BOTTLES ARE REAL SIMILAR.

Stay tuned on this one.

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M 28.5 B. E. MANN’S ORIENTAL STOMACH BITTERS square – ebay (Image clean-up by PRG)

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M 28.5 B. E. MANN’S ORIENTAL STOMACH BITTERS square – ebay (Image clean-up by PRG)

Read More: B. E. Mann before he became a Professor Overnight

Read More: Some Extremely Rare Mississippi Bitters

 

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Daily Dose – January 2013

Posted on 3 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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Section dedicated to daily thoughts and interests

Thursday, 31 January 2013

Wow, this month just went by so fast. Christmas seems so long ago. Back in Houston, dodged that crazy weather yesterday in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Working on Bottles and Extras much lately and as usual, getting lots of emails about finds thru PRG and elsewhere. There is one really great bitters that I am tracking but I will keep it on the low for now. Stay tuned. Working with the New Bedford Museum of Glass and the National Postal Museum at the Smithsonian on providing material that they requested. The Postal Museum is doing a media piece on US Revenue Stamps and needed bottle images that they found on PRG. Boy could I spend some time there!

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Just put up a few pictures of Sandor’s new display shelves. Wow is all I can say. Very interested in your comments regarding Architect Films. I thought Dana’s response was right on target.

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Make sure you look at the US Gold Bitters post as new information has been provided by bottle and coin collector Tom Phillips.

Monday, 28 January 2013

Headed off to Lexington, Kentucky this AM for business. Lexington will be the location of the FOHBC 2014 National Antique Bottle Show. Actually I will be staying at the Hilton which is right across the street from Conventional Center and host Hyatt Regency Hotel. This reminds me, PLEASE make your room reservation NOW at the Radisson Hotel for the 2013 National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire. We need to get the rooms blocks sold early for event discounts.

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Lots of interesting things going on with bottles primarily related to membership and growing the hobby. Some really neat new members that add some depth.

Any of you been contacted by that reality show television outlet out of Canada for the collector series? Stay tuned for some info and thoughts.

Sunday, 27 January 2013

Always seems like something to do. Never stops. Enjoy it though. Norman Heckler has a great assortment of glass in his Auction #102 that starts today. I’m pretty familiar with the material as I went through the catalog on a long flight last week. Stay tuned for some posts.

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I love those patriotic and related advertising covers. I need to spend more time at paper tables at shows and hit some stamp shows. Postal history is so cool. To hold a piece in your hand is magical with all of the history.

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Hopefully Jeff Burkhardt and Bill Taylor will forward some pictures of their great Lady’s Legs. These guys went after these figurals in the Feldmann sale as I focused elsewhere. They have some great ones. That Brown & Drake Catawba Bitters that Jeff has is just a killer. By the way, the Dr. Kilmer’s is also from Binghamton NY as was the Brown & Drake. I wonder if Patrick Henry Drake knew Dr. Kilmer?

Friday, 25 January 2013

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Hi Ferdinand,

Just thought I’d add a little to the wheat flask video John April posted on
Peachridge. The flask is fairly rare. I have had one in my collection for many years and feel it would have made McKearin’s group XIII had it been known to them. The DSG Co on the base stands for De Steiger Glass Company of La Salle, Illinois. According to Toulouse in “Bottle Makers and Their Marks,” the company produced bottles from about 1879-1896. This glass maker was unknown to me until Illinois collector Scott Garrow saw mine many years ago and filled me in.

Always enjoy catching up on what’s new on Peachridge Glass!

Steve (Ketcham)

Antique Bottles, Advertising & Stoneware

www.antiquebottledepot.com

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Ferdinand –

Quote from your post:

This really got me excited because I do not possess any Texas bitters nor have I seen one. You see, Texas bitters are as rare as hens teeth. I prompted Brad for some more information and received two (2) more pictures (below). The information is severely lacking so I started looking online myself with searches for Courtney, Texas and the name Stresau (see below). So far I found a Fritz Stresau and a Gustav Stresau. Maybe the G & F embossed on some of the bottles. Looks like there was also a Stresau (Fritz & Hermann) and Mann listed in Dallas in 1886-1887. They were produce and commerce merchants.

Read Post: F. Stresau – A Texas Bitters (Courtney, Texas)

You might get a hold of my uncle, Michael (Mike) Stresau in Houston (address withheld). He is something of a family historian and he might be able to add more info to your historical background on the people involved. The Stresau family is small, and we’re all related. I’m fairly sure that the Fritz Stresau you are referring to is probably my great-great-great-grandfather. I might have one too many greats in there.

Kurt Stresau
Cocoa Florida

Thursday, 24 January 2013

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Just completed some designs for some FOHBC coffee mugs. Hope to have at the Baltimore Antique Bottle Show in March. Working on a couple of posts including US Advertising Covers with postage (that is McCully Glass works in Pittsburgh below), Washington Taylor Portrait Flasks and Turtle Inks. Have a nice day.

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Wednesday, 23 January 2013

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5:45 am bird out of Norfolk so I’m already up. I believe the BG Drakes sold for $40k plus the juice. About right to me and a few other guesstimators.

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Up in Newport News today. Cold..finally. Watching the prices for the Bitters bottles in Glass Works Auction #96. Prices are very healthy which is good news. Blue Green Drakes at $39k at the moment. Reminder…Pole Top & Glass Discoveries Auction closes tonight.

Monday, 21 January 2013

A lot of eyes will be on the Glass Works Auction #96 “Cabin Fever” that closes this evening. It also closes on February 18th? Not sure what that means. What will the teal green Drakes sell for? Ought to be interesting.

Sunday, 20 January 2013

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I am always updating posts with new material. Just in the past day the John Root’s Bitters, U.S. Gold Bitters and Berkshire Bitters have been updated with new information and images. I will always leave a comment so check the right column on the page for post updates from PRG if you are interested. Just click comment to access post.

Saturday, 19 January 2013

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Nice to have cold weather and a fire in the fire place as I do now. Maybe this is the time to post this really humorous album cover. Love this guys expression. Gotta keep our mates happy to enjoy bottle collecting even more. Hopefully you have this album.

Friday, 18 January 2013

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Coincidental resemblance? … asks Bruce Silva (U.S. GOLD BITTERS & NEW YORK HOP BITTERS pictured to left). Some interesting comments added to post.

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Why post Vermer’s “girl with pearl earring?” Art has greatly influenced my life. I remember sitting at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri getting lost in Monet’s ‘Water Lilly” paintings. I also hitch-hiked to Houston in 1981 to see the Cezanne paintings that were touring a few select cities in the United States. I liked Houston so much I returned after my 4 years at Kansas City Art Institute and School of Design. Rest is history.

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Alan DeMaison did this video of the recent Pittsburgh Antique Bottle Show. Wish he would change the music :).

Thursday, 17 January 2013

About 8:00 pm here in Augusta, Georgia. FOHBC Board monthly conference call in an hour. Lots to talk about. Rally the troops, get updates, that kind of stuff. Just posted some nice pictures from Cody Zeleny. Amazing what you can still find out there with a little looking around. Spent much of today designing pages for the next issue of Bottles and Extras, plus client meetings!

A special thanks to Rick DeMarsh for joining the FOHBC too.

This U.S. Gold Bitters…could it be Australian? Going to connect with my friend Travis Dunn from down under.

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Well, it seems like the auction circuit is really heating up with Glass Discoveries, Norman C. Heckler, American Bottle Auctions and Glass Works all either having auctions now or announcing auctions in February. Stay tuned.

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Many of us are making plans for the big Baltimore Antique Bottle Show on 03 March. Already heard of some big bottles that may show up.

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Look for a post later today on U.S. Gold Bitters. Got to fly to Augusta, GA first though. How did you like those Pittsburgh pieces that Chip Cable posted? Wow. Especially that Gugenheim’s Japanese Tonic.

Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Another cold, damp, miserable day here in Houston. Can’t buy a nice day. A couple things to note. Did you get your Norman C. Heckler Auction 102 Catalog? Some outlandishly great items. I will be reviewing on my plane trip east tomorrow. Also getting in material of some great Pittsburgh embossed bottles. Hopefully later today I can get a post up. In the meantime, look at the ‘Ladies’ drinking. Hmmmmm. What a photograph!

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Monday, 14 January 2013

Another cold rainy day. Ray Klingensmith has his Pole Top Discoveries’ and Glass Discoveries’ Diversity Auction starting today. As soon as it goes live I will set up a link on the PRG home page. Have not reviewed. Keep in Mind, Glass Works Auction #96 “Cabin Fever” is still happening. Been somewhat dormant. Will heat up this weekend.

No Pictures of the Week. I really did not see enough enough candidates to justify a post.

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Somehow I am in Alaska now. That is, I have been looking at Alaska bottles, saloons and “Soapy” Smith. Look for a post later.

Saturday, 12 January 2013

Football will dominate the weekend as the NFL playoffs happen today and tomorrow. The Junior Pops are here and they love football. Lots of FOHBC stuff to do that never seems to end. I guess it comes with the turf. Membership still up dramatically. That’s good.

Maureen Crawford (show co-chair) reports that so far 166 tables have been sold for the FOHBC Manchester, NH National Antique Bottle Show. There are only 88 tables left available for the show as of this moment.

Another killer XR bitters square sold on ebay last night. Working on a post.

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Somehow I have been sidetracked on vintage Dog Carts. Look for a post later on that.

Friday, 11 January 2013

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Working out of Peachridge today. You watchin’ the blue/green Drakes over at Glass Works Auction #96? Sitting for days at $22k. Read More: The “Blue-Green” Drakes Mystery

Thursday, 10 December 2013

Saw blue sky this morning for the first time in a long time. 3.25 inches of rain yesterday at Peach Ridge according to one of the cactus garden rain gages.

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Having fun researching and writing about Royal Flush Bitters and Big Bill Best Bitters. You never know what you will find like this photograph of I guess, “Zombies Drinking Beer” with a Big Bill Best Bitters figural counter display! This has got to be one of the wackiest pictures ever for bitters.

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Wednesday, 09 January 2013

Look for a post today sometime on B. E. Mann and his Oriental Bitters. Looks like he became a Professor in rather short order. I suppose you can still do that today with a few dollars. Also want to review and comment on the latest Glass Works Auction that is online now.

Please keep me abreast with any positive or negative dealings you have with Collectibles Insurance. Hopefully you read Bruce Silva’s latest ‘Pop Goes the Weasel‘ post.

Monday, 07 January 2013

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Good morning. Really the first full week of the new year since last week was so short. I have a lot of incoming material to sort through but it looks like I will post later today on shipping crates for antique bottles. Please send me any pics you have.

Strong price on that dug B.E. MANN’S ORIENTAL STOMACH BITTERS bottle on ebay that closed last night. Congrats to buyer. Kick me in the butt.

Sunday, 06 January 2013

Two new, pretty cool, Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup digging pics in from James Campiglia. Revisit Post. James also sent in some great demijohn pictures that prompted a quick post.

Later today, the Pictures of the Week will be posted. Some really great ones. Recent snow, behind bottle windows, seem to prevail.

Also added picture of two gorgeous Dr. J. Walker Vinegar Bitters to post.

Saturday, 05 January 2013

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Rainy and cold here at Peachridge. Warm yourself up with a nice new read about The Battle of Galveston from my friend, FOHBC member and Civil War Medicine writer Jim Schmidt over at his blog Civil War Medicine (and Writing). Make sure you sign up and follow Jim.

The beautiful Dr. Walkers in pastel colors are none other than Dale Mlasko’s. I was 90% sure anyway. Dale says he has picked up a few since. Bet we get to see some new pictures!

Fascinated about The Pharmacy on Mercury Street project. Prompts me to find out more about Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. Off the chart, spectacular photography.

Friday, 04 January 2013

Ships_vinegar_bittersThis picture titled “Vinegar Bitters”, New Bedford Harbor, METEOR and SUNBEAM, photograph by Joseph S. Martin, 1870, circa (New Bedford Whaling Museum) fascinates me. Could those barrels really contain Dr. Walker’s Vinegar Bitters, headed for London? Were they offloaded from ships from San Francisco? Be interesting to research the ships logs.

Thursday, 03 January 2013

W11_Run_WBNOne thing leads to another. Working on Proprietary Stamps for medicines led me to ebay which took me to a Pocket Mirror for Walker’s Vinegar Bitters so that post is in development. What do I call it? Mess in a Bottle? Whose picture is the color run so I can give credit?

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Wednesday, 02 January 2013

Working on a post for U.S. Internal Revenue Medicine Proprietary Stamps. Look at this gorgeous Edward Wilder’s Bitters stamp. Killer in every respect.

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Tuesday, 01 January 2013 (New Years Day)

Happy New Year everyone. Get some new bottles and glass! Happy New Gretings from Texas!

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33rd Annual Baltimore Bottle Show & Sale on 03 March 2013

Posted on 2 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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BABC_ARTA number of us from across the United States and across the pond are finalizing plans to attend the mega 33rd Annual Baltimore Bottle Show on 03 March 2013. For those of you that are not FOHBC members and do not get Bottles and Extras, I though I would give you a chance to read my write-up on the show last year.

I also will be coming in Thursday night prior to the show weekend and would like to invite anyone interested in joining me on Friday, 01 February to visit the B&O Train Museum, Baltimore Steetcar Museum and Geppi’s Entertainment Museum.

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Read More: A Salute to the 2012 Baltimore Antique Bottle Show

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Bininger Gallery

Posted on 1 February 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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Apple-Touch-IconAI have been nesting some great images of Bininger bottles for the past year or so waiting for a few missing pictures to justify a post gallery. With the Glass Works Auctions | Auction #96 additions, I can now release this post. If you have any additions of any different bottles, please send to me. (Note: Top picture from Ed & Kathy Gray).

My interest in Bininger’s started early with figural clock, cannon and barrel additions to go with my bitters collection. Many of us do this as the Bininger name means great bottles and history.

Much has been written about A.M. Bininger so I will stay away from that but I will reference you to a few past Peachridge Glass Bininger posts.

Read More: Bininger Advertising Art & Labels
Read more: A. M. Bininger & Co. Figural Cannon
 Read more: Bininger’s Night Cap Flask

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A.M. BININGER & CO / No 19 BROAD ST

NEW YORK

Important Bininger Urn Bottle – A.M. Bininger & Co / No 19 Broad St New York Figural Handled Whiskey, America, 1860 – 1865. Bright honey amber shading to a deeper golden through the base and shoulders, figural urn form, applied solid ear shaped handle, sheared and tooled lip – smooth base, ht. 8 ¾”. A very attractive and rare form that is certainly susceptible to damage. However, this example is “out of the mold”, pristine perfect! In addition, it is strongly embossed and highly whittled. Finest possible example. – American Glass Gallery

BININGER’S FAVORITA GIN

A.M. BININGER & CO / No. 19 BROAD ST

NEW YORK

60. “A.M. BININGER & CO / NO. 19 BROAD ST. NEW-YORK”, (Denzin, BIN-45), (Bender, pg. 95), New York, ca. 1860 – 1870, yellow amber urn, 9 7/8”h, smooth base, tooled flared out lip, 98% original multicolored label reads: ‘Bininger’s Favorita Gin (matador and a seniority dancing) A.M. Bininger & Co., Sole Proprietors, New York’. The bottle is perfect. The Bininger’s urn is rarely offered for sale, but this is the only one that we know of with an almost fully intact original label. And what a great label it is, with an interesting play on words, Favorita Gin and a dancing Seniority! Bill Litle Collection. – Glass Works Auctions | Auction #128

BININGER’S BANANA JUICE.

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The Holy Grail, a labeled BININGER’S BANANA JUICE

A.M. BININGER & CO. / NO. 19 BROAD ST. / NEW-YORK

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A.M. BININGER’S / NO. 19 BROAD ST. / NEW-YORK, (Denzin, BIN-32), New York, ca. 1865 – 1875, olive green jug, 8”h, smooth base, applied handle and double collar mouth. A chip is off the end of the lower handle attachment finial, otherwise perfect. Usually seen in amber and is considered scarce in this pure green color. One of the ‘grand slams’ of handled Bininger’s. Purchased from Jim Mitchell in 1992 at the FOHBC Expo in Toledo, Ohio. – Glass Works Auctions #112 – Bob Ferraro Collection

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A.M. BININGER & CO. / NO. 19 BROAD ST. / NEW-YORK, (Denzin BIN-32), New York, ca. 1855 – 1870, golden yellow amber, 8”h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Only Bininger jug Glass Works has ever auctioned not having an applied handle! A raised dot on the shoulder is where the lower part of the handle would have been attached, but no handle! – Glass Works Auctions | Auction #96 (Part 2)

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“A.M. BININGER & CO / NO. 19 BROAD ST / NEW – YORK“, deep orange amber, cylindrical with applied handle, early smooth base, 8″H, applied double collar, mint. American, C.1860, scarce. This attractive handled jug is a much better than average example with good color, strong embossing and some nice whittling. – Jeff & Holly Noordsy

BININGER’S / PEEP-O-DAY / NO. 19 /

BROAD ST. N.Y.

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BININGER’S / PEEP-O-DAY / NO. 19 / BROAD ST. N.Y., (Denzin BIN-35), New York, ca. 1860 – 1870, amber flask, 7 5/8”h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. A tiny chip, possibly in the making, is on the inside edge of the lip. Also some light scratches commonly associated with this bottle. – Glass Works Auctions | Auction #96 (Part 2)

A.M. BININGER & CO. / NO. 17 BROAD ST. – OLD LONDON DOCK – GIN

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A.M. BININGER & CO. / NO. 17 BROAD ST. – OLD LONDON DOCK – GIN, (Denzin, BIN-15), New York, ca. 1855 – 1870, yellowish olive green, 9 7/8”h, smooth base, applied mouth, 98% original label reads: ‘Old London Dock Gin, Designed Especially as a Safe & Reliable Medicine For Family Use, A.M. Bininger & Co. Importers No. 17 Broad St., New York’. A tiny flake is off the a corner edge at the base, otherwise perfect. A scarce bottle with the early No. 17 Broad St. address. – Glass Works Auctions | Auction #96 (Part 2)

BININGER’S NIGHT CAP / NO. 19 /

BROAD ST. N.Y.

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BININGER’S “NIGHT CAP” / NO. 19 / BROAD ST. N.Y., (Denzin BIN-34), New York, ca. 1860 – 1870, yellow amber flask, 7 3/4”h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Some additional glass is on the inside of the base, possibly excessive glass from the applied lip gather. – Glass Works Auctions | Auction #96 (Part 2)

BININGER’S / OLD DOMINION – WHEAT TONIC – A.A. BININGER & CO / NO. 338 BROADWAY, N.Y.

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BININGER’S / OLD DOMINION – WHEAT TONIC – A.A. BININGER & CO / NO. 338 BROADWAY, N.Y., light to medium yellow green with an olive tone, Square with beveled corners, 9 7/8″ high, tapered applied top, bold embossing, 1,000’s of bubbles in the glass, circa 1855 – 1870 – GreatAntiqueBottles.com

A.M. BININGER & CO. / 19 BROAD ST, N.Y. – BININGER’S / OLD DOMINION / WHEAT TONIC

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A.M. BININGER & CO. / 19 BROAD ST, N.Y. – BININGER’S / OLD DOMINION / WHEAT TONIC, (Denzin, BIN-43), New York, ca. 1865 – 1875, yellowish amber, 9 3/4”h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Fine example, highly whittled glass, great impression. Base and neck stickers indicate that at one time it was in the Charles Gardner collection. Purchased from Connie Stout at the 2007 Reno Bottle Show. – Glass Works Auctions #112 – Bob Ferraro Collection

A.M. BININGER & CO. / NO. 19 BROAD ST. N.Y. – BININGER’S / OLD KENTUCKY BOURBON – 1849 RESERVE / DISTILLED IN 1848

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A.M. BININGER & CO. / NO. 19 BROAD ST. N.Y. – BININGER’S / OLD KENTUCKY BOURBON – 1849 RESERVE / DISTILLED IN 1848, (Denzin, BIN-41), New York, ca. 1855 – 1870, yellowish amber, 9 7/8”h, smooth base, applied mouth. about perfect. A bright, very clean bottle with a number of trapped air bubbles in the glass. – Glass Works Auctions | Auction #96 (Part 2)

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A.M. BININGER & CO. 19 BROAD ST. N.Y. Figural Cannon Barrel – GreatAntiqueBottles.com

BININGERS REGULATOR (clock face)

19 BROAD ST. NEW YORK

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BININGERS REGULATOR 19 BROAD ST. NEW YORK (Clock Face), GXIII-87, Deep Amber, Excellent example, Circa 1860-1875, Open pontil base. Applied double collar mouth. Grapentine I Auction, 41 Lot #84 – Meyer Collection

“BININGER’S / (clock face) / REGULATOR – 19 BROAD ST – NEW YORK”, (Denzin, BIN-36), (Bender, pg. 119), (GXIII-87), New York, ca. 1855 – 1865, bluish aqua, 5 7/8”h, open pontil, applied double collar mouth. Pristine condition, great impression, no wear. An extra flow of glass on the inside of the neck dripped off the gather when the lip was being applied. Rarely seen in aqua glass. Bill Litle Collection. – Glass Works Auctions | Auction #128

A.M. BININGER & CO. / NO. 375 BROADWAY, N.Y.

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A.M. BININGER & CO. / NO. 375 BROADWAY, N.Y., brilliant strawberry pink, square with beveled edges, early smooth base, 9 ¾”H, applied sloping collar, mint. American, 1865-1875, rare color. Among the most elusive and desirable of the Bininger bottles are those with the 375 Broadway address blown in shades of puce. We have seen a handful of these bottles over the years and surmised that they were blown in Baltimore, as the peculiar shade of color is a close match to known Baltimore flasks. Primarily red with strong pink tones, the Bininger case bottles we have seen in this general color range have been as a rule quite dark but as the photos show, this spectacular example passes light easily from top to bottom, making it an outstanding window bottle and one of our most exciting finds this year. – Jeff & Holly Noordsy

DISTILLED IN 1848 OLD KENTUCKY BURBON 1849 RESERVE. A.M. BININGER & CO. 19 BROAD ST. N.Y.

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DISTILLED IN 1848 OLD KENTUCKY BURBON 1849 RESERVE. A.M. BININGER & CO. 19 BROAD ST. N.Y. , Yellow amber, 8 1/2″, Best possible example, Rare larger size barrel, 9.5 in. tall, much taller and fatter then the regular version. Mint condition in light yellow amber with a nice big open pontil. – Meyer Collection

A.M. BININGER & CO. 19 BROAD ST, N.Y. / DISTILLED IN 1848 / OLD KENTUCKY 1849 RESERVE BOURBON

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The smaller A.M. BININGER & CO. 19 BROAD ST, N.Y. / DISTILLED IN 1848 / OLD KENTUCKY 1849 RESERVE BOURBON, figural barel, shaded yellowish amber, 8″ tall (see two concentric open pontil sars picture below). Applied top, bold embossing, circa 1850 – GreatAntiqueBottles.com

DISTILLED IN 1848 / OLD KENTUCKY / BOURBON / 1849 / RESERVE / A.M. BININGER & CO. 338 BROADWAY, N.Y.

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DISTILLED IN 1848 / OLD KENTUCKY / BOURBON / 1849 / RESERVE / A.M. BININGER & CO. 338 BROADWAY, N.Y., (Denzin, BIN-25), New York, ca. 1855 – 1865, deep reddish amber barrel, 9 3/8”h, open pontil, applied square lip. A tiny iridescent ‘ding’ is on the side of the lip and a tiny chip is off the lower ring. Both flaws are minor and do not effect the appearance of the bottle. Not often seen with a square mouth. Purchased from Jan Seneker in 1971. – Glass Works Auctions 112 – Bob Ferraro Collection

HEIDELBERG/ BRANNTWEIN – A.M. BININGER & CO / NO 338 BROADWAY, NY

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HEIDELBERG/ BRANNTWEIN – A.M. BININGER & CO / NO 338 BROADWAY, NY, bright yellow olive, square, smooth base, 9 5/8″H, applied sloping collar, about mint (pinhead sized surface bruise on a panel edge). American, C. 1865, very rare. The Branntwein is among the most elusive of the various Bininger bottles and very rarely offered for sale. This attractive example is absolutely fresh to the market and presented exactly as found in the Chipman home in the tiny mountain village of Ripton, Vermont. The embossing of the all important “Branntwein” panel is quite bold as shown but the remaining embossing is weakened, perhaps even partially “peened out” in the mold. A myriad of bubbles percolate about the glass with two particularly appealing and interesting bubbles located in the shoulder. – Jeff & Holly Noordsy

BININGER’S / DAY DREAM / A.M. BININGER & CO. / NO. 19 BROAD ST. N.Y.

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Handled Whiskey, BININGER’S / DAY DREAM / A.M. BININGER & CO. / NO. 19 BROAD ST. N.Y., (Denzin, BIN-39), New York, ca. 1855 – 1865, yellow amber jug, 7 3/4”h, pontil scarred base, applied tapered collar mouth and handle. – Glass Works Auctions

BININGER’S / TRAVELERS / GUIDE / A.M. BININGER & CO / NO. 19 BROAD ST. N.Y.

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BININGER’S / TRAVELERS / GUIDE / A.M. BININGER & CO / NO. 19 BROAD ST. N.Y., (Denzin, BIN-46), New York, ca. 1860 – 1865, medium amber center shading to more yellow in the sides, tear drop form flask, 6 3/4”h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. – Glass Works Auctions

A.M. BININGER & CO. / 19 BROAD ST. N.Y. – BININGER’S / OLD MONONGAHELA. – 1850 RESERVE. / DISTILLED IN 1848.

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A.M. BININGER & CO. / 19 BROAD ST. N.Y. – BININGER’S / OLD MONONGAHELA. – 1850 RESERVE. / DISTILLED IN 1848., New York, ca. 1855 – 1870, (unlisted), deep yellowish olive green, 9 7/8″h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Extremely rare and unlisted, even in Don Denzin’s book, ‘Antique Eastern Whiskey Bottles’, that devoted an entire section to Bininger bottles. It is believed that possibly only one other example exists, and that one has a different street address. To the purest collector of Bininger bottles this could be the Holy Grail, and possibly the only chance to acquire one for the collection! – Glass Works Auctions – Auction #97

A.M. BININGER & CO NEW YORK. (no address)

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Three extraordinary A.M. BININGER & CO NEW YORK. bottles in different colors showing up in American Bottle Auctions | Auction 58. Each example does not have an address.

BININGER’S / GOLDEN APPLE / CORDIAL. / A.M. BININGER & CO. / 338 BROADWAY, N.Y.

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Bininger’s / Golden Apple / Cordial. / A. M. Bininger & Co. / 338 Broadway, N.Y. Whiskey Bottle, America, 1860-1880. Square with beveled corners, medium yellow olive, applied sloping collared mouth – smooth base, ht. 9 3/4 inches; (1/8 inch flake from base corner, interior has coating of washable content residue). H #2666 Wonderful exterior surface condition. Extremely rare. – Heckler Auction 128

Labeled BININGER’S OLD KENTUCKY BOURBON

Bininger’s Old Kentucky Bourbon: Spotted at the 2017 New England Antique Bottle Show. Jim Bender: Here’s a new one for the Bininger guys. I took some nice photos of this bottle for my upcoming book on Bininger Bottles. A rare find for sure. Also not for sale.

Labeled BININGER’S PEACH BRANDY

313. Handled Whiskey, “A.M. BININGER & CO / 19 BROAD ST. / NEW-YORK”, (Denzin, BIN-32), (Bender, pg. 103), New York, ca. 1865 – 1875, yellowish amber jug, 8”h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth and handle, 98% original label reads: ‘Bininger’s Peach Brandy, A.M. Bininger & Co. Established 1778, Sole Proprietors, New York’. The bottle is perfect and has some glass whittle. Fairly available bottle, but with an extremely rare label! Ex. Charles Gardner Collection #2730. Bill Litle Collection. – Glass Works Auctions – Auction #124

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Russ’ Stomach Bitters – A New York Lady’s Leg

Posted on 31 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

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Russ’ Stomach Bitters

A New York Lady’s Leg

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Are these Russ Products Related?

Apple-Touch-IconAThe Russ’ Stomach Bitters is an interesting lady’s leg bitters that is fairly old, from New York, is iron pontiled and smaller at 10 1/4″ +/- than the typical legs we are familiar with.

This bottle hardly ever shows up as I am only aware of three examples (2 examples were noted by Glass Works Auctions when I purchased my example back in 2006).

My example has an issue that is noted below but at the time, and even now, seems minimal compared to the example that sold from the Dr. Sam Greer Collection for $16,500, at that time a record price for a bitters bottle sold at auction. That bottle was again sold at a later Heckler Auction (pictured below), and was purchased by a prominent bitters collector from up north and returned because of a problem that was well concealed within the glass.

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A New York Russ’ Stomach Bitters ladies leg bitters bottle in golden amber with applied mouth and iron pontil mark; image courtesy of Norman C. Heckler & Company. This is the example that has the ‘history’ as noted above.

Ah… problems. Interesting that we are so focused on issues with rare pieces but it really does affect the cost in the buyers mind, especially with the dollar amounts we are discussing.

RUSS’ STOMACH BITTERS

NEW YORK

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RUSS’ STOMACH BITTERS – 10 1/8” h, iron pontil, applied ring mouth. A tiny potstone in the bulge of the neck has 1 3/16” cooling crack across it. Thought to be one of only two known (PRG: 3) examples. In 1989 an identical bottle sold in the Dr. Sam Greer Collection for $16,500, at that time a record price for a bitters bottle sold at auction. – Meyer Collection

Russ’ Stomach Bitters: November 2017. This rare and beautiful “lady’s leg” bitters bottle was discovered just a couple of months ago, in an old barn north of Portland, along the coast of Maine. The barn and attached house were purchased recently and were undergoing renovations at the time. Workers were putting new roof boards on the barn when the bottle was discovered hiding under an eve. The homeowners nearly gave the bottle to the roofer! – John Pastor, American Glass Gallery

Unfortunately, I can find little information regarding the Russ’ Stomach Bitters which is cataloged as a R 126 in Carlyn Ring and W.C. Ham’s Bitters Bottles Supplement.

R 126  RUSS’ STOMACH BITTERS, Circa 1860 – 1865
RUSS’ / STOMACH / BITTERS / NEW YORK // c //
9 7/8 x 2 3/4 (4)
Round lady’s leg, Amber and Dark olive amber, ARM, Applied mouth, Metallic pontil mark, Extremely rare
* Example at top of post from Bitters Bottles Supplement

What is interesting, is that there are a few other New York ‘RUSS’ bottles that I have pictured below. One is a RUSS’S AROMATIC SCHNAPPS / NEW YORK and the other a RUSS’ ST. DOMINGO BITTERS / NEW YORK. I would bet that there is some relationship here though that is purely conjecture. This letterhead in Bitters Bottles Supplement certainly ties the Russ’ Stomach Bitters and Russ’ Aromatic Schnapps together.

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Letterhead: Bought of Russ & Hinman, No. 94 Pearl Street, New York, Sept 23, 1857, Also agents for Russ’ Improved Aromatic Schnapps and RUSS’ STOMACH BITTERS (for Steamer South America)

Now can we link it to John A. Russ and his Russ’ St. Domingo Bitters? Read: Russ’ St. Domingo Bitters – New York

The “St. Domingo” addition to the later bitters is interesting because Saint Domingo Fever was a yellow fever from St. Domingo in the West Indies.

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RUSS’ STOMACH BITTERS embossing detail – Meyer Collection

RUSS’ ST. DOMINGO BITTERS

NEW YORK

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RUSS’ ST. DOMINGO BITTERS / NEW YORK, St. Domingo Manufacturing Co., 34 Dey Street, New York, Circa 1865 – 1880 – Meyer Collection

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RUSS’ ST. DOMINGO BITTERS Trade Card – Meyer Collection

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NEW YORK

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(From Rick Simi) Even though this recent acquisition is not a western bitters, it sure is a beautiful bottle with a wonderful story. A friend of mine was out deer hunting last week here in Northern California, when he stopped to take a quick breather, and spotted a piece of amber colored glass sticking out of the duff near an old pine tree. Upon closer inspection (he kicked the piece of glass and it didn’t move) he noticed that it was more than a piece of glass. Bending down and scratching away the pine needles, laying on the original ground, was the bottle pictured at left. Embossed on three panels are: RUSS’S AROMATIC / SCHNAPPS / NEW-YORK. The base has an iron pontil. He put the bottle in his pack and after finishing his hunt brought it home. Later in the week he stopped by where I was working and told me the story and offered the bottle to me. The pictures show the bottle exactly as I received it, un-washed and in original as found condition. Hundred’s of seed bubbles, a crudely applied top and a smokin’ shade of amber make this a magnificent piece of gold rush era glass. I guess its about time I started “deer hunting” again !!!!!!! Rick Simi – Western Bitters News

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New Shelf Displays for Colorado Collector

Posted on 29 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Sandor FussSandor Fuss sent in a few pictures of his new, killer display units and gave permission to post some of his great bottles. Sandor has been very much influenced by his visits to museums around the country (read: Some historical glass pictures from the Philadelphia Museum Of Art) as you feel like you are at a museum when looking at his collection.

His selection of historical pieces, color, lighting and placement of the glass is impeccable. It is not quantity but quality. These are the top, and in many cases, the only specimens of specific bottles. I have been fortunate enough to see his collection three times in Denver though I have not seen his new ‘built-in’ displays. Can’t wait!

Previous Display

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This is a picture of Sandor’s previous display cabinet. While excellent by any means, you can see an uneven distribution of light. His new display system pictured below has obviously solved this concern of his.

FUSS MUSEUM OF HISTORICAL GLASS

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